Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 6:49 AM CST (12:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-31 12:49:53 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.713° N, 104.016° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.820 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.6western Texas · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2424 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2423 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.721 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2421 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2416 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.626 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2411 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2396 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 23
  37. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,468
  41. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
  42. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  43. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 21
  44. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2434 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.4western Texas · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.821 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2435 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2440 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.920 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2460 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2463 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020cdum. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.